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NOtice!

Bv virtne of power conferred upon the
UNDERSIGNED in a certain deed of trust,
executed by |. {. Rowland and wife, to
myself on the 10th day of November,
1885. to secure certain debt evidenced
by note payai la to Aaron Il Reinstein,
and default having heen made in pay
ment of portion Of said debt. l wi on
the 3rd day of Decem Der, 1887, ST II to
The highest bidder, for cash, at the court
house door in the town of Henderson,
one certain lot Of land. on corner of
Orange and Chestnut streets, together
with tDe five ~ dwellings, thereon; also
q One certain lot of lard, on Orange
and Hargrove streets, with the tenement
thereon.
Said lots Of land are more particularly
described in said deed III trust, to which
reference is made for a fuller 1escrip
ton. IL. Il. WATKINS,
Trustee.
NV. 2, 1857. nov. g. 5 o.
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GERS who were stationed at the intersections
of the cross streets were fastened upon them.
AS the vehicle GRO u the bridge the hoarse
sound Of the police gongs were heard Close
behind, and moment later two patrol
wagons, filed with police officers armed with
riffs, dashed by When the corner Of Clark
and Illinois streets, half a block from the Jail,
had been reached the carriage was brought
to a sudden halt, and a stentorian voice
that Of a captain Of detachment of armed
police that stretched across the street-cOm-
manded tie newspaper men to dis
mount The command was quickly obeyed.
The permit issu.l by the sheriff was
called for and rigidly scrutiniz"d while
another of the officers lookt d susIicious1y al
the box relay which tie United Press tele-
graph operator carried under his arm, as
well as at the coil of wire that hung out OF
his rocket. The use AMI possession of these
materials were satisfactorily explained, the
passports were pronounced in proper form
and the LeGrers were permitted to pass the
cor Ion. Close lehind them followed ar
ofi;c T. When tie steps that lead to the jail
had been reached another GORDON of police
had booked the way. Credentials were
called for and examined n second time anG
the strangers were ordered to pass in. Two
raps were given upon the outer door, and as
it /, VOWED upon its hinges the butt end OF E
musket fell on the floor with a suggestive
rattle A quick trot across tue spacious
corridor, down tie steps, across the court
yard, up more steps, a whispered confat
with the jailer, whose face was pressed be
tween the heavy iron bars OF the inner door,
q clanking of keys, and the representatives.
of the United Press were within few feet
of the men who were so soon to die.
Inside the corridor were ranged the cell.
where the condemned men were sleeping
their last sleep. All was as still as death
The death watch i'll slprered feet movec
slowly up and down, stopping ever and anon
to peer through the four barred doors anG
see that all was right. 1t was welcome
relief to the oppressive stiffness when the
tele2raph Instrument. which was located il
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THE DROP FALLS.
Spies, Parsons, Fischer and
EEgel Swung Into Eternity.
UNMOVED TO THE LAST.
As the Drop Fell Engel Cries.
"Hurrah for Anarchy"
LAST SCENES FULLY DESCRIBED.
LAST SCENES FULLY DESCRIBED.
The Solemnity of the Last Moments
Intensified by Parsons Speech.

Long Dreary Night at the Jai!-Slecr
Mcn-Thc! ri Early aud Eat Hearty
Preakfa>t-Spics Writes and Smokes
CaImly-Rccciving Their Last Mail.
Fischer Lifts Up His Voice and Sings
the Observation-Disclosures the Newspaper
Men Passed the Night--IhriliinI. Scenes
at the Execution-The Drop Falls at
1I:5i-The Tragedy Witnessed by Less
Than coo Persons.
CHICAGO, Nov 11.-Ausust SIZES, Aaclph
Fischer, George Engel and Albert r. Par
sons, the four Anarchists whose lives Gov
trnor OglcsDy refused to save by commute
tiCn of their sentences or other interference
with the law, have been hanged.
The great drop of the sc&ffold in the Cook
county Jail fell away at II "a a. m. and they
plunged TO their deaths one man.
There YVES not a single hitch in the arrange
ment 10 connection within or without the
Jail, and tie four bomb throwers were pro-
nounCed corr Scs within few minutes after
the Dir, y fell
The death warrant was read first to Spies,
th,n Fischer, then En1el, then Parsons
! Ire shro uls were then adjusted upon each
Of the risoTers, and they were led out III on
tie 50: fold. The ctrs, also of Hack, were at
once Iced IL! on their heads, and the nooses
Slip ed over til, III
Il was II long and weary night. a great
many dramatic and pathetic scenes were
crowded into it. From the time Gov O 5les-
10y am ouEc,d his final decision until the
Hack caps were adjusted and the con-
d,nilied men swung into eternity those
i'll tie jail were tie witnesses of scenes
that they can never forget. The first
startling report that reached tie Jail
was that State Attorney Grinnell had been
slot lest night, but this proved to be untrue
The cord, nred men spent their last night
on earth strongly guarded Some slept,
oilers talked with the guards, and some
wrote letters. Spies slept peacefully as a
Ialy upon its mothers bosom Fischer laid
ON his back and snored loudly. They all
slept late.
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EnCes's Gau-Iter a'so applied to the sheriff
-iis morning for permission to visit her
Gather and say CCOd5y, Lut was refused
Sac was not APP arently agitated in the least,
ard took tie refusal in 4 very matter # fact
wa.
Tie cr,cial c. py Of The governors decision
en- the apple sUIrn for ,xecu.ive cicn:ency
vas brought to Chicago 10y his sos, and
reached tie Sheriff shortly after 9.
At 10 O'Clock, after all the condemned men
Lad been given drink Of brandy, Fischer
relieved the mental tension Of himself and
his associates by singing the MarSeiliaise
hymn. Tie others joined him, but their
voices, though loud, sometimes quavered
perez ptibly.
At five minutes before II fully $50 news
Iaper men, local politicians, ard others,
among them the twe.ve inrCrs WHO were 10
view the Lodies after the ex cation, passed
through the dark passage under the gal
Lws and logan seating themselves.
At I1:i5 Luncheon was served TO tie con-
2enEed men and at II 80 the reading Of the
Geath warrants Logan, tie sheriff taking
Spies first.
by the United Press
Cook COUNTY JAIL, CHICAGO, Nov. IL
The hands OF the clock i'll the tall tower i'll
tie Beard of Trade We're pointing to when
the vehicles containing the repre- sentatlves
of the United Press rolled over tie Clark
street bridge and entered TIE north division
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and read the communications inc!Osed
There was mcmentary cloud upon Spies
face as he threw orc CT the letters he had re-
ceived upon the table. He sat another
moment i'll deep thought and then requested
the d, ath watch to send for the sheriff
Mr.. Matson responded with alacrity, and
after brief whispered conversation the ex-
editor Landed over the two letters and tie
sheriff placed them in an inner pocket of his
coat. 81 les also EXPRESSED a desire for a
Graught of Rhine wine and a messenger was
dispatched across the street with instruc-
tons to procure quart of the best quality.
L turning to his table, Spies again COM
menced to write, while Parsons, Engel and
Fischer sat with gloomy expression look
ing out into the corridor.
The mc M MS passed OIL. A report gained
currency that the sheriff was holding off
lntil the last moment in expectation that
something uld lie heard from Springfield
Suddenly the face Of Deputy Gleason YVES
,een at the entrance of the corridor lead ne
% the scaffold. His face was white: lie was
trembling i'll every limb. He raised his hand
Tine moment he'd arrived. Tie shutting of
Ject is heard in the corridor 1t was Il:49 to
the minute. Sheriff Matson appeared, his
oack to the gathering; he was facing the
procession SWeS came into view,
broad shouldered bailf was on
his right; next came Fischer, ten Engel.
All three stepped fire the second tier of
cells 10 tho SCI fold; the Spectators drew a
lcng breath. parsons is saved!" was the
word Il at goes around, Lut it was net to lie
a st cond later and Persons appeared. The
four men were paced UPON The tap. All
we're elastly pale. Spies hair seemed to
literally stand upon end. Enge.s shoulders
seemed nearly &c touch The top of his head
Parsons set his teeth firmly together and
oCked down calmly upon tie crow beneath
His face was the face IF a man Of iron. A
nurmur of admiration for his uIfi.ucliuy
nerve gees through the spectators
Engel turned around end said sometime
iEaudible TO the deputy. twas evidently Of
jocular character. for the ccn,lemne,! man
aughed heartily. Fischer looked at him a
N moment, and then he, too, put in a remark
Spies and Parsons, at either end of tie >c.,f
fold. maintained a stold and dignificd de-
neanor, hut there was q look of unuttersble
woe on the face of the ex-editor. which
pierced the hearts of those sure unding the
scaffold. Tie shrouds had already been AL
Iusted before tie men left their cells Nothing
remained hut to encircle each neck with The
moose, and TO cover each head with the cap.
Jaller Folz approached Spies A quick
movement, SO quick that it could hardly
be noticed, and the rope was around his neck
and being drawn taut There is not move
ment of muscle. The same stolid look, the
same woe BECOME look from the eyes. Folz
moved step, and in a moment the throat Of
Fischer was encircled by the moose. He
moved his head up and down as if it hurt
him Ensel did not move as the operation
was being performed. Parsons rivetei his
gaze on the ground and his features
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Outside the Jail all was quiet Several
hundred policemen and soldiers guard, i the
Jail and its surroundings. No person was
Permitted to enter or leave. Spies refused to
permit n COOL man Of God 10 offer up a
prayer to heaven in his behalf
After hreakfas;ing, Parsons, Fischer and
Spies called for writing materials and went
busily TO work with them. Spies was an
Parently suffering from an internal fever.
to which rpeated drau2hts of water
furnished little relief He asked for
glass Of Rhine wine, which was
given him, md lie tossed it off at a swallow.
When the Jail physician made his rounds
Engel asked for some port wine of which he
drank two large glasses, seemingly from a
desire tn steady h S nerves Spies this time
declined stimulant, but took another copi-
Gus drink of water.
The Rev. Dr.. Bolton came early to the
Jail and had an interview with Parsons. He
tried to talk to Spies, but the latter would
pay 10 attention TO him. Engel tried to en-
gage him in a theological controversy.
About 0 O'clock Mrs. Parsons arpicd for
adm IS on, but was turned away from the
laI DOR - tie sheriff ord rs.
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Parsons, W TO had
expressed Il desire
for raw cvs,telS,
fried eggs aud mil:
toast. AL OF ihein
ate heartily; Par
sons esq ecially
cleared everything
before him i'll u
a k d for q pate OF
fried cya tiers. lhcy
were quickly ITo-
cured and "a quick
ly Put cut u Sight
len the prison
els lad tin;shcd, c
touching letter Of
fa1ews u signed by
Ele | L G Il q n q
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the lawyers cage
within a dozen feet
Of the eel in which
Parsons was con-
fine d, Logan its
" clic&,' " click, y
"clic k" Outside
in the Jail office,
where the jailers,
bailifs and turn
keys, no had / cen
sitting up through
the night. were
watching fer the
GreIk Of the event
full day, the air was
h o t and foul.
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Store house or Garrett st. now occu>
pied by !. &. Rowland e Co.; one store
house on the corner of Breckenridge ard
Wyche SITS. occupied by Bank of Hem
derson, ard one dwelling, c0ntaining
four ronms, on Breckaarijge ST, oppo-
site Mri. Jno. +, Harris. For terms APP
ply to w. W. REAVlS.
Henderson. y. c., Oct. ls, 1887.
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OF the city. 1t was
q clear, cold morn
ing. Tie damp,
penetrating atno-
sphere Of nlidlish.
had disappeared
and t h @ stars
twinkled brightly.
Very few people
W ere upon the
streets, ard those
whose business had
called them cut at
so carly an hour
moved quietly as
the keen eyes of
the solitary Off
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one for Spies from
New York; one
directed to BRO
theirs Lingg and
Spies and Parsons,
kameraden,n and
others to Citizen
Engel. One re-
ceived from Mat
toon, His, was ad-
dressed to con-
demned Anarchists
and was given to
Spies. With eager
hands the men tore
omen tho envelO,1oS
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A weekly resume u the News, IiumHr and
General Topics ii tie Day.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
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Published at the I've and growing town
of Henderson, III Ia" centre Of the
Famous TELLOw TDBACG0 District.
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DEvOTrE TO TIE lNDrsTEItL. EDUCA-
TIoTAL AHD MATERIAL WELFARE
OF VANCE COCNrY AID NORTH
CAROLI.A.
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O'Clock tl, rood which had ben ordarar was
brought in end taken to the cells All tad Oh
dered Lccfst. Ak coif e, bread and Lu.tyT but
, 1887-11-12
AnSattelse.

S4GRNDER 4de November d. A.
80 har Gouvernementet for de
dansk. vestindiske Ger beskkket
Planter JOHN JAMES FLEMING
af Plantagen. "LA RENE" til Vel
Inspector j Kongens Kvarter j Stedet
for Forvalter A. FLEMING.
, 1887-11-12

Republic" An emu must De put TO q
solidarity (which authorizes all sup
positions and jusfifes, every manner.
of attack" 1t is now limited that NJ.
Wilson's reputation is mot alone nv
stake, and that NJ. Jules Grevy should
beware lest, by persisting in disr6-
garding all these warnings and coun-
sells, he lend some colour to the
suspicion that he was not altogether
unaware Of the BUSINESS which. was
transacted under his roof. Thus; in
a very strong m which he
euphemesIically sly les n petition to
The Presi lent to rid himself Of NJ.
Wilson, M. Charles Laurent exclaims
this evening that people might "with
an appearance OF reason have render
ed the head of the State responsible
for the illegal acts, tie immotaI en-
terprises, and the disgrdcetul COM
promises perpetrated by his guest.
Therefore, NJ. lie Plesident," con.
cludes the writer believing that our
fellOw-citizens are unanimOusm adopt
ing the same view as ourselves, we
respectfully bag you to restore mat
tiers to a legal footing. We wish to.
see M. Wilson renove from the
Elysee to his private dwelling, and
your house resume the dignity of
It's appearance and the Republican
probily of its management. 1t is a
petition which we are alone i'll sign
ing to-day, but which the whole of
France would endorse if il were sub
mitted to her, and which she would
then send you as "a command admit
ting Of no reply" There is no great
exaggeratiOn III this candid expose
Of the situation, The public ron,
science has been offended by all these i.
revelations. 1t is rumoured to-day
that VI. Wilson is Il leave The EIysGe,
and betake himself to the grand
mansion IN the neighbourhood OF HE
Trocadero, which has brought such
good fortune on those who had u
hand in its erection. Whether this
report be correct remains to be seen.
But the President will do we'll to
give his serious consideration to the
present position OF affairs. Parlia-
ment is to reasSemhle on Tuesday,
the 25th inst, and NJ. Jules Gre,y
will only be acting with common
prud4nce if he set his house in order
in the literal sense OF the expression
by that date. The EIy>6e has NOT
beer so high in public estimation
during the past hall,year hat the
President can well afford to disregard
the cutlery which every day is in
creasinS in volume. At his own house
NJ. Wilson can grant as many "au-
diences' as he pleases oil his own re-
sponsibIIty; but the present arrange
ment unqueslionably compromises
his father-in law as we'll as himself.
NJ, M~artineau, late secretary 10 NJ.
Wilson, has been summoned to
Paris by the magistrate who has
charge Of the investigation into The
decorations scandal, Colonel Caffa-
rel, brother of the general, VIVA is
Military Attache I 0 the French Em-
bassy AT t'onstanlinop|e, has asked
to be SLOWED to return here on leave.
, 1887-11-12
s u Or o TX a " u s.

my friends did not hear a single Rus-
sian say he would like to seehis coun-
try at war with England, whereas
not a day passed without its being
impressed on him that before long the
Cossacks would be in Berlin. lie
was in Russia when the report of an
interview between Kaiser William
ard the Gar was circulated for the
first time. he says it produced a
great outcry there. Everybody was
opposed 10 it and there was general
satisfaction when it turned out to be
untrue.
1t may be considered as probable
that the negotiations between the
Russian Government and the Porte
in connection with Bulgaria will be
allowed to lapse. The result hither-
TO obtained is such as was predicted
repeatedly in my W dispatches.
The Russian Government drove the
Porte into a corner by calling upon
the Sultan 10 declare Prince Ferdi'
nand's election null and void. The
sultan never had the remotest 'nten-
lion of doing anything of the kind; in
decd it was altogether a dcr'Slve sug-
geslion on the part of Russia. 1t
seems to have PIT an end TO the farce
Of the Russo-Turkish p0Mrp0rterS,
which were not carried on seriously
by either party concerned. AS to the
sudden change said to have taken
place in the SuItan's disposition in the
Bulgarian. question, perhaps it dates
from a prolonged interview which the
German representative had with him
quite recently, and which, if | am not
mistaken, followed closely upon Sig
nor Crispi's visit to Friedrichsruh.
An amusing anecdOte comes f'om
Fredensborg in Denmark, the tempo
rary residence of the Russian imperi-
al family. Two Of the Czal's children
who are laid up with measles, refused
10 take the physic prescribed for them.
The attendants insisted in vain. The
young people were not to be persuad-
ed. AT last the Gear vas sent for,
and finding that kind words were of
no avail, he began to scold. Even
that did not succeed, so, turning to'he
nurse, the Gar said, "Icandon ne more,
and vet just think that millions of
subjects obey me, while these Striplings
set me at dcfancew-Daily Telegraph.
Berlin, Oct. Is.
To-day the Post the Cologne Gazette
and the KyeuzgeituMg all confirm my
demente of last night and affirm that
nothing whatever is known of an in
tended visit of the Gar to the Kaiser.
The Post goes SO far as TO declare
that the rumour originaledfrom an anti
German source, and il was evidently
the intention that it should be denied
by Russia, SO that foreign journals
might triumph over Germany's receiv-
ing a snub. The semi official papers
regret that VOLTS Bureau should not
have been prudent enough TO obtain
confirmation before publishing the
report.
In regiseringthe general approval
,hroughost Germany of the Govern
ment's action in the recent frontier
inodems, the Post dNws public ntten-
, 1887-11-12
FRANCE.
PANS, 18Th October.

spirit as we'll as the letter of the order,
placing him under close arrest for u
month. His "oak" is vigorously
''sported"-he is not sat home" for
visitors. A few days ago when a
sympathetic crowd gathered in front
Of his quarters he had every shutter
closed, and yesterday when two of
his deputy friends called and insisted
on seeing him, he p%eremptorily refused
to admit them. His reply to Gene
raj Ferron's communication is brlet,
but couched in terms of the utmost
~politeness. In short General Bou-
LANCER has, under exceptionally try
ing circumstances, set an example OF
discipline 10 the army, and shown
that although ill-used lie has not for
gotten his position as one of the fore
most soldiers of France. He will
have his reward. His prestige has
not been reduced, but rather enhanc-
ed by all that has recently occurred.
Unfortunately the same thing cannot
be said OF all his opponents. General
Ferron, who is at the present moment
inspecting the strong places ON the
eastern frontier, was greeted with
loud cries Of give Boulapger"
while riding with a brilliant staff
through the streets Of Nancy yester-
day. One little boy, who hid partlc-
uIarly distinguished himself by his
zeal Tor the commander OF the 18Th
Army Corps, was mildly apostropnI-
ed by the Minister Of War, who said,
MY child, you will make yourself i'll.
you will never become a good soldier"
This raised a laugh, and the General
continued his route without further
m~oIrstation. The frontier populations
believe in General BouIanger. They
regard him as the champion of the
reUanche, and repoSe the utmost CON
fdence IN his energy and capacity.
Then we have the EIys6e question
always with US. The HavnS agency
has circulated NJ. Wilson's reply to
the charges brought againt him by
the Paris newspaper in connection
with the Dreyfus law suits. But NJ.
Fernand Faure declares that, with
the exception of a few unimportaut
details, the story related by The Paris
is correct. The well known deputy
says that he begged and prayed the
officials of the finance department
not to restore the $4,000 10 Mrssrs.
Nj. Drryfus, and for a moment he
thought that he bad gained his pOnt,
but his ~''illusion" was ShorI-livFd.
In fact, NJ. Fernand Faure gives a
striking dement, to NJ. Wilson's ver-
sion of the affair, and the opinion
that M. Jules Grevy's son-in-law can
scarcely continue to inhabit the
Elysee is gaining ground on all sides.
A remarkable illustration Of this grow
ing sentiment is to be found in the
attitude assumed by the most widely
circulated journal in France, which
has always enjoyed a well-deserved
reputation for its prudence and mode
ration. In an article thht is attract
ing general attention, this newspa-
: per, in very p'~ain-sroken language,
calls on the President of the Repub-
liz IN choose between his family and
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and casting one tender glance at her lover,
glided off into the darkness like a beauti-
full vision.
When we got back to our quarters,
which we did without accident, Curtis
asked me jocularly what l was thinking
about.
81 am wondering" I answered, ION what
principle it is arranged that some people
should find beautiful queens to fall in love
with them, while others find nobody at all,
or worse than nobody; and am also won
dering how many brave mems lives this
nights work will cost" It was rather
hasty of me, perhaps, but somehow all the
feelings do not evaporate with age, and !
could not help being little jealous of my
old friends luck. Vanity, my sons; vanity
Of vanitieSi
On the following morning Good was in
formed Of the happy occurrence, and posi-
lively rippled with smiles that. originating
somewhere about the mouth slowly trav
eled up his face, like the rings in duck
pond till they flowed over the brim of his
eye-glass, and went where sweet smiles go.
The fact of the matter, however, was that
not only was Good reioiced about the thing
on its own merits, but also for personal
reasons. He adored Sorais quite as earn
estly as Sir Henry adored Nyleptha, and
his alteration had not altogether prospered
Indeed, it had seemed to him, and to me
also. that the dark, Cleopatra-lke queen
favored Curtis in her own curious inscrut-
able way much more than Good. There
fore it was relief to him to learn thils his
unconscious rival was permane ntiy and
satisfactorily attached in another direc-
ticQ. His face fell a little, however. when
lie WIS told that the whole thing was to
be Kept as secret IS the dead, above al